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My name is fred. thought id join the forum and start my new rv life. i'm 2 weeks from selling my house, throwing away all my stuff and going out and buying an RV. kinda scary, but I've always been a risk taker. I'm thinking going down to florida an...

Just got a Hybrid, new to Black/Grey Water tanks, questions.

Hello, just bought a 2003 Trail Lite Bantam 17ft Hybrid, we had been using an 8ft. pop-up before this which only had a 10 gallon fresh water tank. This trailer has 3 tanks, fresh water, grey water, black water. Sadly there was no owners manual with ...

Discouraged with wireless back up camera

My solution was use facetime between two iPhones or between your Mac and iPhone. Put your iPhone in the iPhone holder and place it at the back of your trailer. No more expensive wireless back up camera because they never work and cost you hundreds

What's a must coverage to have on rv

We are picking up our 2010 Thor four winds 21 ft rv tomorrow and wanted to know what is a must have as far as warranty or extended coverage? The finance manager tried pushing us on these metal belts that keep the tires from blowing out and it was lik...

Crossing into Canada & back - what about on-board water?

I've read up on what you can bring into Canada and back into the USA.Simple question - what about the on-water in the tanks? Do I need to dump all the Canadian water before returning into the USA? Do I need to dump all the 'Merican water before enter...

Can't we all just get along?

Wasn't able to get my travel trailer this year unfortunately. Once we do, I'm sure we'll go through a learning curve and potential issues. Hopefully I'm not around a guy like this if/when I do!https://youtu.be/pHxRsNfm5XU

Overnight Stays at I-95 Rest Areas

Class C 22ft with Fiesta in flat tow. Traveling north from FL to NY and plan on some overnight dry camping while in route. Interstate Rest Areas and Welcome Centers seem like a convenient place to "rest" overnight. Most states say no camping/overnigh...

2017 Montana High Country-Dometic Double door Refrig

My question is this - When dry camping, does the fan run on & off? We used our new rig in cold weather & never noticed the fan running but now that the warm weather finally came we are noticing this fan running should there be a concern? Or is that ...

Sue urban 6 gal water heater

I am a full time RV’er and am having problems with my water heater.I have been using the electric side of the water heater up until I lost hot water.I replaced the heat element which as I pulled out the element it looked fused by mineral deposit buil...

solar power & battery

i recently bought a brand new 2018 powerlite toy hauler and it comes with 160 watts solar power with 300 watts inverter. it also has cummins onan 4000 generator.The trailer has 1 battery only but it's great, it powered all my lights overnight plus fe...

Class A vs Class C maintenance/repair costs?

My wife and I are in the market for our first RV. We're torn between the two styles. I feel as though the class A is a better fit for our family but my concern is the increased costs to maintain and repair it vs a class C.I've heard from some that ma...

Getting ready for the RV world

Hey everyone As the title says I'm getting ready for the RV world....im looking into the first step which is something to pull a trailer/5th wheel with. With that in mind I had some questions. I have a Ram 1500 right now but looking at trading it ...

Parallel battery

I have solar 160W with 300W inverter. How do you parallel two deep cycle battery? Is it the same way without solar?I checked online IHaven’t seen any parallel with solar power Thanks

Propane refills - how, where, and how much?

Our fifth wheel has two of the tall propane containers, one on each side. What's the procedure for filling them? Do I unscrew the hose and regulator? Do they do it for me?Where do I get propane? At the rv park? What about when we go to national fores...

led light change over

Hi all. thinking of putting leds in my tt, but don't know much about them. have flat blade bulbs in now but they are to bright, how do you go to a dimmer bulb with leds. my fixtures will only light up both bulbs at the same time. Need a dimmer bulb. ...

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